(57) An input image (260) showing a first version of a text (262) is used to automatically
obtain an output image (270) with a second version of the text (272,274) having a
different characteristic, such as a different paper size; a different page size, such
as where more than one page is on one side of a sheet of paper; a different signature
type; a different layout or format of text, such as a different number of columns
on a page; a different scale of words in the text; or a different orientation of the
words. To do so, a segment of the input image that defines a word is repositioned.
A processor receives data defining the input image, obtains change data indicating
the characteristic, and automatically obtains data defining the output image. The
change data can be obtained from a cover sheet image (250) that is received with the
input image; from a signal from a push button or other touch sensing device; or from
a signal indicating user selection of an item on a display. The repositioned segment
can include only the word, an item from a table that includes the word, or a line
of text that includes the word. In addition to repositioning, scale or orientation
of each word can be changed. The processor could be in a fax server, a digital copier,
or a computer with a scanner and a printer.
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